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  • Cows and trees bring delays to rail services

    Cows and fallen trees brought delays to rail services around Hereford last night. Animals on the line a few miles east of Hereford Railway Station caused disruption on all services heading to and from the Midlands from 5pm. Jordan Baker was

  • Lost neolithic sites with Paul Syrett

    ON Thursday July 4, Paul Syrett of the Slimbridge Dowsers will be the guest speaker at the South Herefordshire Dowsers' public meeting at Aston Ingham Village Hall. Paul has been studying the relationship between ancient sites, such as henges, stone

  • Police call meeting after vandalism closes children's park

    A PUBLIC meeting will be held to discuss the continued vandalism of a children's park. The playground at Kington Rec has been temporarily closed for health and safety reasons. Pictures posted on social media appeared to show dog mess smeared

  • Anti-Brexit protest in Hereford

    CAMPAIGNERS have taken to Hereford's busiest road to plead for the country to remain in the European Union. The blue and yellow flags of the EU were flying high on Greyfriars Bridge as members of Herefordshire for Europe made their views on Brexit

  • Weather warning for thunderstorms over Herefordshire

    A WEATHER warning has been issued for potential thunderstorms over Herefordshire tomorrow. The Met Office says heavy rain and thunderstorms may lead to flooding and disruption to travel through large swathes of central England and southern Scotland

  • Herefordshire Freemasons sponsor a horse at RDA

    LOCAL Freemasons have continued their long-standing support for Hereford Riding for the Disabled with a donation of £1,100. One thousand of this comes from the members of the Herefordshire Province as a whole, and £100 from the members of Coningsby

  • Best walks to spot butterflies in Herefordshire

    Nature enthusiasts in Herefordshire will be able to discover some of the West Midlands' rarest and most beautiful butterflies following the launch of a new guidebook for the area. Walking with Butterflies identifies 40 of the best butterfly sites

  • New home for art school

    AN art school has a new home in Leominster which will enable them to offer all their classes under one roof. One Vision School of Arts was formed in March 2018 by Melissa Price, and have now moved to a permanent home on Chapel Walk. Created to

  • Reader's letter: the true cost of a hard Brexit

    Kevin Walls makes the argument to ‘listen carefully to Patrick Minford’s thoughts on Brexit’. I could not agree more – but I would go another step and communicate what lies behind those thoughts. My point remains that the people deserve to know on

  • How to revive a 'dead' bumble bee

    How often have you ignored what looks like a tired, or even dead bumblebee? It's actually quite common to see them in this state. It is not always clear why, but poor weather is one cause and sheer exhaustion at the height of the pollen season

  • Fownhope fun beats the rain for Sports Day

    THE slight rain showers did not dampen enthusiasm at the St Mary's CE Primary School in Fownhope sports day. The afternoon started with a picnic lunch, enjoyed by children with their families, before the races began. Every child then took part

  • Volunteers restore rose garden to its former glory

    VOLUNTEERS taking part in a year-long restoration project have brought a rose garden in the grounds of a former monastery back to its former glory. The long neglected Blackfriars Rose Gardens in Hereford's Widemarsh Street has seen 18 beds replanted

  • Hub to help veterans opens its doors

    A NEW charity shop has opened in Hereford which aims to be a hub to support veterans. Firstlight Trust opened its doors on Broad Street last week and offers a place for former members of the armed and emergency services somewhere to sit and talk

  • Biomass boiler fears spark refusal

    HEREFORDSHIRE Council has rejected a scheme to install a 10-megawatt biomass boiler at one of the biggest soft fruit farms in the county. Marden’s S & A Fresh Produce submitted plans to modify an existing agricultural building at Brook Farm to